RE: Adware
From: pauly [MSFT] (pauly_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/02/04
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Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 02:09:27 GMT
Hi Dan,
Witn new malware variants showing up daily (hourly?) no single security
tool or program will find all. Often more than one security program will
miss a new variant.
Your approach of using several different security programs is good.
Someone once called that "defense in depth". I trust that you are also
using a firewall, complex passwords, autoupdate for security updates etc?
This is all part of the defense in depth approach.
In addition to the AV you have installed, you should occasionally run a
virus scan using one of the available online AV scanners:
Trend Micro House Call:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda ActiveScan;
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
McAfee FreeScan:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
Kaspersky Labs On-line Virus Checker:
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
BitDefender Online Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
Downloadable McAfee AVERT Stinger:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
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| From: "Dannie" <sloopoke.noname@nospam.optonline.net>
| Subject: Adware
| Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:53:35 -0400
|
| I just updated Norton System Works from 2002 to 2004 and during the update
| process it scans your pc for viruses etc.. The scan picked up
Adware.binet &
| adware.favorite which I let Norton delete. Since I run Adaware & Spybot
| daily I'm wondering why they did not pick up these 2 items.
| Any guesses?
| Dan
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